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Bitcoin finds a place among the world’s elite
January 22nd, 2015
More famous for being a renegade alternative to a world currency, bitcoin has managed to find a more prominent role among the global elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Alpine resort plays host to a slew ...
Alpari Limited Russia issued a press release on Alpari Uk and Alpari Japan Insolvency
January 20th, 2015
Further to Alpari UK and Alpari Japan insolvency procedures (Alpari (UK) Ltd is under administration) (Alpari Japan K.K. is under Administartion), Alpari Limited: Stated that Alpari UK is a separate legal entity operating under the Alpari brand and its ...
Former directors of First China financial services group ordered to compensate the company
January 20th, 2015
SFC obtains court orders against current and former directors of First China to compensate the company RMB18.69 million The Court of First Instance has ordered three current and former directors of First China Financial Network Holdings Ltd (First China), ...
The first stage in the washing cycle – Placement (video)
January 19th, 2015
Placement Placement is the first stage of the money laundering process. It is the process of placing, through deposits or other means, unlawful cash proceeds into traditional financial institutions. At this stage cash derived from criminal activity is infused ...
ESMA to cooperate with the Hong Kong SFC on CCPs
January 19th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established ...
Leucadia is investing $300 million in cash into FXCM to Permit FXCM to Continue
January 19th, 2015
Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK) and FXCM (NYSE: FXCM) announced that Leucadia would be providing $300 million in cash to FXCM and its subsidiaries (collectively “FXCM”) that will permit FXCM to meet its regulatory-capital requirements and continue normal operations ...
SEC Charges UBS Subsidiary With Disclosure Violations and Other Regulatory Failures in Operating Dark Pool
January 16th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a subsidiary of UBS with disclosure failures and other securities law violations related to the operation and marketing of its dark pool. UBS Securities LLC agreed to settle the charges by paying ...
Switzerland Legislates For Automatic Exchange tax-related information
January 16th, 2015
The Swiss Federal Council has launched two parallel consultations on legislation that would enable Switzerland to automatically exchange tax-related information from 2018. The first consultation concerns draft legislation arising from Switzerland’s October 2013 signature of the Organisation for Economic ...
SEC Adopts Rules to Increase Transparency in Security-Based Swap Market
January 15th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted two new sets of rules that will require security-based swap data repositories (SDRs) to register with the SEC and prescribe reporting and public dissemination requirements for security-based swap transaction data. The SEC ...
European Court of Justice – Outright Monetary Transactions (OMTs) case
January 14th, 2015
Comments by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board, on the legal opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice in the OMT case OMT case “We take note of the European Court of Justice Advocate ...
